Chris Coleman is to open talks with the Football Association of Wales next week aimed at determining his future beyond the summer’s European Championship, with the national manager having admitted it would be beneficial to have the issue “nice and settled” well before the tournament in France.

But he is keen for the hierarchy to capitalise on the success the team have enjoyed over the past two years. “We talk next week,” said Coleman, who was attending a Uefa coaches’ workshop in Paris held 100 days before the tournament begins in France. “I will sit down for a chat about my contract, which ends after the tournament. Once that is up we have the World Cup campaign. Next week will be about whether we are on the same page, what we want to do, and how we will do it.

“It is not just about my personal contract but what we see in terms of the structure and whether we go on to do the things we need to make sure it is not a one-off. Qualifying for France cannot be a one-off. This has to be continuous [progression]. For both parties, if we are nice and settled, ideally it would be good to have it sorted out before the summer. These contracts are sometimes easy and sometimes not … we will have to wait and see.”

Coleman, whose team open their Euro 2016 Group B campaign against Slovakia in Bordeaux on 11 June, suggested he missed the day-to-day rhythm of club management. “But the pride and honour you get with games in international football is untouchable,” he added. “So there is a trade-off.”

The Wales manager hopes to select Gareth Bale for at least one of his team’s friendlies this month, against Northern Ireland and Ukraine, after the Real Madrid forward returned to training after six weeks out with a calf complaint. “He is a lot better,” he said. “We spoke two weeks ago and he is coming close, so he won’t be far off. He has had a tough time of it in terms of his injury and getting a sustained run of games. It has been a bit stop-start.

“But, from our point of view, we are looking at the summer. Of course he wants to be playing for Real Madrid but he is building towards the summer. He has missed game time with Madrid but, from our perspective, it is not a bad thing as he has had a bit of a rest.

“You have to look at the time he has been out with Real and we will not rush it. We would not disrespect Madrid and say we are taking him – we have to be careful – but we have the two games so, hopefully, he will figure in one of them.”